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Ellen Pollack, MSN, RN, has retired as CIO of Los Angeles-based UCLA Health. Ms. Pollack stepped down in June, a health system spokesperson told Becker’s. Jeanne Markland, who most recently served as associate CIO and chief of applications, has been named interim CIO. Ms. Pollack started at the health system in 1993, working her way […]

The hospitals that made U.S. News & World Report’s Best Hospitals 2025-26 Honor Roll are led by chief marketing officers with cumulative decades of experience, as well as some newer executives. Here are the marketing leaders of the 20 hospitals that were named best in the nation July 29 by U.S. News: AdventHealth Orlando (Fla.): […]

Angola, Ind.-based Cameron Memorial Community Hospital has rebranded as Cameron Health. The name change reflects how the 25-bed hospital has grown to include a growing number of specialties and subspecialties and locations. “With our new name comes a new logo. Comprised of an interlocking C and H forming a health cross, it represents the deep […]

A Texas academic health center has rebranded to better reflect its local roots and align with its parent system. The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth, which is often simply called HSC, is now known as UNT Health Fort Worth. It is part of the UNT System. “At UNT Health, we’re […]

Health systems are increasing their use of Microsoft’s ambient AI for clinical documentation. Here are four things to know from a July 30 Microsoft earnings call: 1. Microsoft had a “breakout” fiscal 2025 for the use of its Dragon Copilot (aka DAX), which ambiently listens to patient visits and drafts clinical notes for the EHR, […]

Waukon, Iowa-based Veterans Memorial Hospital is trying out a unique approach to sign up users for the MyChart patient portal attached to its new Epic EHR. Visitors to the hospital’s tent at a local festival, Waukon Corn Days, on Aug. 1, are invited to play “MyChart Trivia” and enroll in the patient portal, according to […]

The CIO role continues to grow to encompass enterprise-wide digital transformation. Here are three ways the role is changing, according to a Jul 29 Forbes Research article: 1. CIOs are more likely than any other C-suite leaders to prioritize upskilling employees as a growth strategy over the next two years (36%, up from 24% in […]

Mary Williams has been named vice president of marketing and communications for the central region of Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health. She joined the organization as a consultant in 2009, most recently serving as the central region’s director of communications. Before going into healthcare, she worked as a broadcast journalist for KMTV, the CBS affiliate in Omaha, […]

The former chief marketing officer of Philadelphia-based Penn Medicine has joined University of Miami in the same role. Tanya Andreadis was named senior vice president and chief marketing, communications and digital officer of University of Miami in June. She served as vice president and chief marketing and engagement officer for Penn Medicine from 2021 to […]

Oracle Health has filed data breach reports in three states after a hack at the EHR vendor earlier this year. The company, formerly known as Cerner, submitted the reports in July to California, South Carolina and Texas. It said 4,082 Texans and 2,989 South Carolinians were affected, while not specifying a number for California. The […]